Kochi: Over 100 aircraft both domestic and international operate from the Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL) a day, but the airport is still to operationalize an advanced radar system to enable aircraft to land and take off during bad weather and poor visibility.
The airport still follows physical verification to check visibility while other international airports have the advanced radar system and instrument landing system of category II and III.
An instrument landing system (ILS) is a ground-based system that provides precision guidance to an aircraft approaching and landing on a runway. It uses a combination of radio signals and high-intensity lighting arrays to guide the aircraft for safe landing during instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) such as reduced visibility due to fog, rain or snow fall.
20/10/12 Times of India
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The airport still follows physical verification to check visibility while other international airports have the advanced radar system and instrument landing system of category II and III.
An instrument landing system (ILS) is a ground-based system that provides precision guidance to an aircraft approaching and landing on a runway. It uses a combination of radio signals and high-intensity lighting arrays to guide the aircraft for safe landing during instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) such as reduced visibility due to fog, rain or snow fall.
20/10/12 Times of India
